Gavin Bridge’s discussion of the UK oil sector is based on research undertaken as part of Fraying Ties? Networks, Territory and Transformation in the UK Oil sector (ES/S011080/1). The support of the Economic and Social Research Council (UK) is gratefully acknowledged. Fraying Ties? is an interdisciplinary research collaboration involving Alexander Dodge, Nana de Graaff, James Marriott, William Otchere-Darko, Tiago Teixeira and Connor Watt and Gisa Weszkalnys.
